For readers of the EZ 66 Guide for Travelers, I have provided free online updates to help keep your Route 66 experience as current as possible. As you might imagine, Route 66 is constantly undergoing changes, some good, others not so. Businesses open and close, roads are re-routed and street names change.

Please check back here just before your trip for the latest info. Entries are dated as to when they were added.

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EZ 66 readers have been helpful in keeping me keep the guidebook updated in between my own road trips, so if you discover something that needs to be addressed while on your journey, please let me know!

Waynseville MO on
May 22, 2018 at 1:22:51 pm [Print]
Route 66 Community Art Gallery and the Get Your Pics on Route 66 Tours and Souvenirs Shop just across from the 1923 Roubidoux Bridge.

Holbrook fire on
May 21, 2018 at 12:43:25 am [Print]
The Mangussen Adobe Motel in Holbrook suffered a fire today. If you booked there you will need to re book elsewhere.

Kingman on
May 20, 2018 at 2:32:32 pm [Print]
But the Route 66 themed Ramada Inn in Kingman has reopened

Flagstaff on
May 20, 2018 at 2:31:55 pm [Print]
The recently reopened Grand Canyon Cafe in Flagstaff has closed again.

AZ page -24 on
May 13, 2018 at 4:39:47 pm [Print]
Just got a report from Don that the Route 66 Museum in the Powerhouse visitor center is no longer open on Sunday. That could change...its hard to keep up with changes in operation at the many museums! I suggest checking ahead by phone or on their websites to avoid disappointment.

GIANT ALERT! on
May 08, 2018 at 1:06:09 pm [Print]
Th Launching Pad in Wilmington, Illinois (home of the Gemini Giant) has opened with coffee and snacks and gifts, with more to come!

ok page-28 detour on
May 04, 2018 at 1:32:29 pm [Print]
Route 66 is blocked just east of Hwy 44 in FOSS due to bridge work.
You must use I-40 between EXIT 57 and EXIT 53 (see detail map).

AZ PAGE 14 on
May 03, 2018 at 11:46:28 pm [Print]
This just in from AZDOT:

NOTE: The following may affect you if you attempt to join the Gravel Options directly from I-40 instead of following the 66 tour. Exit 167 (Garland Prairie Rd)and Exit 171 (Pittman Valley Rd/Deer Farm Rd) appear to be affected by the closures. Also, changes in access from the section of 66 west of Parks could become affected as work progresses.

"Interstate 40 ramp closures in place between Parks and Williams in northern Arizona"

Drivers in northern Arizona are advised to plan for travel delays because of traffic realignment and ramp closures at Garland Prairie and Pittman Valley roads.

Crews are repairing 17 miles of pavement on I-40 between Parks and Williams. The project also includes making bridge deck repairs at Garland Prairie and Pittman Valley roads.

Through July, the westbound I-40 on- and off-ramps at Garland Prairie and Pittman Valley roads will be closed and traffic is being detoured to the Parks and Williams exits. Drivers must follow signed detour routes.

This project is being completed in two phases. Work will occur on westbound I-40 between Garland Prairie and Pittman Valley roads first, then move to eastbound I-40 in the same area in early summer. Construction will pause for the winter season and is scheduled to resume in spring 2019 for additional paving, bridge and intersection work. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2019.
What to expect
Crews are scheduled to work Mondays through Fridays from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Drivers are advised to plan for slow traffic, follow the reduced speed limit and allow extra travel time
One lane will remain open in each direction throughout

Flagstaff west to Williams on
Apr 06, 2018 at 10:11:47 pm [Print]
Throughout April, work will begin on Interstate 40 west of Flagstaff with paving and road reconstruction between Parks and Cataract Lake in Williams and reconstructing the westbound lanes west of Williams between mileposts 156 and 161.

MO Hwy 96 repaving weast from Carthage on
Apr 06, 2018 at 3:03:21 pm [Print]
The following applies to Missouri Hwy 96/Route 66 from Hwy YY near Plew, Missouri west to Carthage.

MoDOT, Southwest District – Drivers can expect lane closings and traffic delays on Missouri Route 96 in Jasper and Lawrence counties when a resurfacing project is scheduled to begin the week of April 9, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.

Contractor crews will resurface driving lanes and shoulders, install rumble stripes along the driving lanes and upgrade guardrail on Route 96 between Missouri Route 571 in Carthage and Lawrence County Route YY.

Flaggers and pilot cars will control the flow of traffic through the work zones. Drivers are urged to use caution when traveling through the work zone and watch for crews and equipment on the road.

Contractor crews will work during daytime hours, Monday through Friday.